Serving Christ in a Coffee Culture
Posted in Bookstore, Classroom, Growth Planning, Office, Random Thoughts, Stewardship on Aug 10th, 2009
These are interesting times to live in. Last week at The Leadership Summit hosted by Willow Creek, Bill Hybels entitled his opening address “Leading in a New Reality”. He likened the economic turmoil to a rogue wave that has turned businesses and churches upside. To me, this “rogue wave” also seems like a tsunami that [...]
Posted in Classroom, Designs, Growth Planning, Newsletters, Stewardship, Summer 2009 on Jun 16th, 2009
“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” Though this statement by Alan Lakein refers to personal time management, it also explains what we do with many of our clients who expect to expand their facilities in phases. We rely on years of experience in church architecture [...]
Posted in Classroom, Growth Planning, Office, Random Thoughts, Stewardship on May 28th, 2009
(Continuing to elaborate on what makes WPH Architects for Ministry unique / part 4) One of the most common mistakes that occur in a building project pertains to costs. In fact, industry experts report that 90% of construction projects wind-up over budget. Generally, cost overruns occur in one of these ways:
An inaccurate estimate of the [...]
Posted in Classroom, Growth Planning, Office, Random Thoughts, Stewardship on May 21st, 2009
(Continuing to elaborate on what makes WPH Architects for Ministry unique / part 3) In his classic book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey suggests starting at the end of your life – how you would like to be eulogized – to help you establish how to live out the rest of [...]
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